Sacramento vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
525K
1.33M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 156% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 501st and 5386th ($2656 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 468th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Saitama

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Sacramento Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$12701

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075